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Zillow took their real estate marketing product, Zillow Showcase, nationwide earlier this year. However, 2024 has been a year like no other with changing interest rates and new industry standards. Can a new product like Showcase deliver value to agents in a year like this one and in areas that strongly favor either the buyer or seller?  Let’s dig in. Zillow data is showing Showcase listings sell for 2 percent more², that’s $9K more on a home sold at the average home sales price in the United States. This is one of the many data points that Showcase agents can…

Jerry Lee worked at Google for three years after graduating from college.While at Google, Lee said his most important goal was to get promoted as quickly as possible.Lee said he networked with managers and designed his workload to maximize his chances for promotion. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. This as-told-to essay…

As the war enters its 956th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Fighting At least one person was killed and six injured in Russian shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk. Vadym Filashkin, the governor of the Donetsk region, said six multistorey apartment blocks were among the buildings damaged and that two children were among the injured. One Ukrainian port worker was killed and five other people injured, including foreign nationals, after a Russian missile struck a Palau-flagged ship in Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa, in the second such attack in…

Despite additional challenges that may come with caring for an older person afflicted with dementia, both patients and their caregivers would prefer to age in place within the home of the patient. Both parties cite a desire to preserve the patient’s independence, and to avoid both concerning stories of congregate care facilities and the guilt that could come from transferring a loved one to a dedicated care center. This is according to research published by the University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI). The study featuring LDI’s findings was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics…

The Samsung logo is on display at their pavilion during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSouth Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said it expects worse-than-expected profit for the third quarter.In guidance released Tuesday, the world’s top memory chip maker said operating profit for the quarter ending September is projected to be around 9.10 trillion won, marking a 274% surge from last year’s 2.43 trillion Korean won.Performance of Samsung’s memory business decreased as a result of “one-time costs and negative effects,” which includes inventory…

InterpolInterpol has launched a campaign to identify a number of dead womenA pair of red shoes, two beaded necklaces and a British 10p coin are among the few clues that could help to identify a teenage girl found murdered in western France more than 40 years ago.Her death is one of 46 cold cases European police are seeking to solve as part of the second phase of a campaign aimed at finding the names of unidentified murdered women.BBC coverage of last year’s appeal helped to identify a British woman some 30 years after her murder.“We want to identify the deceased…

Janice Smalls Combs, the mother of Sean “Diddy” Combs, has released a statement in defense of her son as he faces gross charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and sexual abuse. The rapper and businessman was taken into custody at a Manhattan hotel on Monday, September 16 after having been indicted by a grand jury. Diddy performs on stage during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for MTV) “I come to you today as a mother that is devastated and profoundly saddened by the allegations…

Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. As real estate professionals, we all know that the Clear Cooperation Policy has been a subject of debate ever since its introduction. While many recognize its importance in ensuring transparency and fair competition, there are growing voices in the industry pushing for its removal. Some argue it…

Starboard Value has taken a $1 billion stake in drugmaker Pfizer.The hedge fund, headed by Jeff Smith, has become one of the most feared activist investors.Starboard has doubled its assets over the past decade targeting companies across industries. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. Pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer got a wake up call…

White House condemns Republican candidate and former president’s remarks as ‘hateful’ and ‘disgusting’.US presidential contender Donald Trump has sparked uproar with more anti-immigrant rhetoric, claiming there are thousands of immigrants with murder convictions spreading “bad genes” in the United States. Trump made the comments in a radio interview with conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt on Monday while blasting the immigration policies of his Democratic challenger Vice President Kamala Harris. He said 13,000 “murderers” had crossed through the US’s “open borders” and were “happily living” in the country. “You know now, a murderer – I believe this – it’s in their genes.…